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Levels and Branches of Government is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on who makes, carries out and judges laws at each level, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.Civ.1.3-5. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Levels and Branches of Government

D2.Civ.1.3-5

NameDate

Draw a line from each job to the office or body that does it.

1.Draw a line from each one to its match.
  • Sets rules for the public schools in a school district
  • Makes local laws, called ordinances, for a city
  • Takes over if the President cannot serve
  • Makes the state's laws
  • A.The Vice President
  • B.The school board
  • C.The city council
  • D.The state legislature
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
  • Runs a county's government in many states
  • Makes laws for the whole nation
  • Is the highest court in the nation
  • Takes over if the governor cannot serve, in many states
  • A.The US Supreme Court
  • B.A county board or commission
  • C.The lieutenant governor
  • D.Congress

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Answer key — Levels and Branches of Government

Set 12. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Sets rules for the public schools in a school district — B (The school board) 2. Makes local laws, called ordinances, for a city — C (The city council) 3. Takes over if the President cannot serve — A (The Vice President) 4. Makes the state's laws — D (The state legislature)
  2. 2.1. Runs a county's government in many states — B (A county board or commission) 2. Makes laws for the whole nation — D (Congress) 3. Is the highest court in the nation — A (The US Supreme Court) 4. Takes over if the governor cannot serve, in many states — C (The lieutenant governor)

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Civ.1.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.